ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score one point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, two points on the Graduate Level and three points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: FAMOUS COUPLES

Name the mate with the given initials. (e.g., Richard Burton (E.T.). Answer: Elizabeth Taylor.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Brad Pitt (A.J.)

2. Frank Sinatra (A.G.)

3. Humphrey Bogart (L.B.)

4. Bruce Willis (D.M.)

5. John Lennon (Y.O.)

6. Paul Newman (J.W.)

7. Johnny Cash (J.C.)

8. Spencer Tracy (K.H.)

9. George Burns (G.A.)

10. Clyde Barrow (B.P.)

PHD LEVEL

11. Hume Cronyn (J.T.) 12. Clark Gable (C.L.)

13. Robert Browning (E.B.)

14. Desi Arnaz (L.B.)

15. Warren Beatty (A.B.)

ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12:

1. Star. 2. Equation. 3. Telescope (observatory). 4. The pH scale.

5. Organic chemistry. 6. Tungsten.

7. Noble gases. 8. Entropy.

9. Proton.

SCORING:

24 to 30 points – congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points – honours graduate; 13 to 17 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?